China Education Alliance Announces Purchase 60% of Equity Interests of Harbin Tianlang Culture and Education School

HARBIN, China, March 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Education Alliance, Inc. ("China Education Alliance" or the "Company") (NYSE: CEU), a China-based education resource and services company, announced today that it purchased 60% of the equity interests of Harbin Tianlang Culture and Education School ("Tianlang") for RMB35,000,000. This acquisition is advantageous to China Education Alliance's comprehensive integration of its training programs. Tianlang currently has 5,000 students and generates an annual profit of RMB10 million.

Mr. Yu Xiqun, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of China Education Alliance, commented, "The acquisition of Tianlang is the beginning of the implementation of the Company's National Expansion Plan. We plan to complete two to three similar acquisitions within one month after we acquired Tianlang. We have established offices in 27 provinces and cities nationwide. By thoroughly studying the market demand for training programs in different regions, as well as using our talented teachers, we hope to add 100 new teaching centers through establishment or acquisition within one year. We are confident that we will become one of the few large-scale educational institutions in China."

China Education Alliance, Inc. (http://www.chinaeducationalliance.com) is a fast-growing, leading, China-based company offering high-quality education resources and services to students ages 6 to 18 and adults (university students and professionals) ages 18 and over. For students ages 6 to 18, China Education Alliance offers supplemental, online exam-oriented training materials and onsite, exam-oriented training and tutoring services. The company provides online, downloadable famous-teacher resources and onsite, personalized instruction. All resources and tutoring services are provided by famous teachers within mainland China. The purpose of online exam-orientated resources and onsite tutoring is to help Chinese students (ages 6 to 18) pass the two most important and highly competitive exams in their educational career: the senior high school entrance and college entrance exams. For graduates and professionals age 18 and over, China Education Alliance provides vocational training including IT and several professional training programs.

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